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Shawn Shamburger will miss the rest of the season to ‘focus on academics’

Shawn Shamburger’s frustrating 2020 season has come to a close. Appearing in just three games to this point, Tennessee’s senior nickelback was credited with just nine tackles on the season.

Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt said Shamburger will be focusing on academics for the rest of the semester. This comes after he did not travel with the team to Arkansas, for something Pruitt labeled as a non-COVID issue.

Shamburger missed the first two games of the season before making his season debut against Georgia. He also appeared in the Kentucky matchup, and then the Alabama game.